Wirk (physics)
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Common seembols | W |
SI unit | joule (J) |
In SI base units | 1 kg⋅m2/s2 |
Derivations frae other quantities | W = F ⋅ s W = τ θ |
In physics, a force is said tae dae wirk if, when actin on a body, there is a displacement o the pynt o application in the direction o the force.
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The SI unit o wirk is the joule (J), named after yer man James Prescott Joule, a 19t-century Inglis physicist frae Salford. It is defined as the wirk tae exert a force o ane newton through a displacement o ane metre.
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